Vancouver and Area, Fraser Valley and Sea to Sky

To report rare birds or sightings of interest in the Vancouver and Lower Mainland area, Fraser Valley and Sea to Sky Country and to submit pictures and/or for any identification questions please email Melissa Hafting at BCbirdergirl@gmail.com

To report rare birds or sightings of interest for the Fraser Valley (East of, and including, Abbotsford) and to submit pictures please email Chris McDonald at cmcdonald21@hotmail.com

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Location: 2 at 4126 River Road - Delta (OPEN TO PUBLIC but NO PISHING OR USE OF PLAYBACK ON BIRDS AT THIS SITE!)
Reported: Nov 1-Dec 12 (Diana Kehoe and John Eastman, m.obs)*To view please walk on the grass at the east side of the house and walk quietly to the backyard toward the feeder*

Location: 12 near the trees just outside the entrance to the east mudflats and seen by the wooden bridge by the west salt marsh in Maplewood Flats - North Vancouver
Reported: Dec 11-12 (Joachim Bertrands)

RBA: KING EIDERS (adult males) *See Main Page*
Location:
1 male last seen near Canada Place and the Waterfront Station SeaBus
terminal, with a large raft of Surf Scoters. It was previously seen in a
Surf Scoter flock off of the Stanley Park seawall (Stanley Park Dr),
between the north end of English Bay and the Second Beach Swimming Pool
- Vancouver
Reported: Dec 4-9 (Peter Woods, m.obs)

Male King Eider in Vancouver - Photo: Peter Woods

Location: 1 adult at the north end of Berth #5 at the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal - Delta
Reported: Oct 24-Dec 5 (Michael Klotz, m.obs)*Not open to unpaid public*

Located: 1 at the first bench at Brunswick Point - Delta
Reported: Dec 2-6 (Janet Mitchell)

Gyrfalcon (Juvie)
Location: Last seen on Dixon Rd south
of #5 Rd. Previously seen on Marion Rd south of Campbell Rd also seen on
Wells Line Rd between McDermott and Marion Rd - Abbotsford
Reported: Nov 15-Dec 7 (Guy Pambrun, m.obs)

Northern Goshawk (Immature)
Location: In the trees along the North Field Dyke trail at Squamish River Estuary - Squamish
Reported: Nov 6-Dec 6 (Chris Dale, m.obs)
Map to locationHERE

Photo: Chris Dale

Harris's Sparrow
Location: Last seen at the electrical
fenced off area near 72nd St at the Boundary Bay dyke. Previously seen
east of the mansion between 64th and 72nd St. On Nov 17th it was seen
in the garden of 2920 64th St - Delta
Reported: Nov 17-Dec 6 (Kevin Louth, Monica Nugent, Susan Robertshaw, m.obs)

White-winged Crossbills
Location:1-8 by the Reifel entrance driveway gate and on the approach road, on the way to the visitor's parking, feeding on Alder cones near the red barn at Alaksen - Delta
Reported: Nov 27-Nov 30 (Keith Riding, m.obs)

Male White-winged Crossbill - Photo: Lou Davidson

Common Redpoll

Location: 1-20 on the approach road, on the way to the visitor’s parking, feeding on Alder cones at Alaksen - Delta
Reported: Nov 27-30 (Keith Riding, m.obs)

CASSIN'S FINCH (OPEN TO PUBLIC)
Location: 1 male coming to feeder at home along Elk View Road (the first driveway on the left past Haley Rd. Please DO NOT drive on the driveway, park on the road only) - Chilliwack
Reported: Nov 23-25 (Paul Foth, m.obs)

White-winged Crossbills
Location:
10-40 birds feeding on cones in evergreens in Squamish River Estuary - Squamish
Map to where they were last seen on Nov 9HERE
Reported: Oct 27-Nov 20 (Chris Dale, m.obs)

Redhead (1 female)
Location: Pond in the middle of McCleery Golf Course - Vancouver
Directions:
Go to 2636 Marine Dr., about 2 houses west of this there is an alley
that breaks off of Marine Drive and goes beyond the houses. Go through
the public gate and scope onto the large pond on the course from the
trail. Please do not trespass on the golf course.
Reported: Nov 12-18 (Bridget Spencer, m.obs)

California Scrub-Jay
Location: 1 at 4126 River Road - Delta (OPEN TO PUBLIC but NO PISHING OR PLAYBACK)
Reported: Nov 1 (Diana Kehoe)*To view please walk on the grass at the east side of the house and walk quietly to the backyard toward the feeders*

CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS
Location: 1 on the gravel path and on the fence on the south side of the sewage building at the far end of Brydon Lagoon - Langley
Reported: Oct 29-30 (Cos van Wermeskerken, m.obsessed)

HARRIS'S SPARROW (1st winter)
Location: Last seen on Pumphouse Trail, 200m west of the duck pond. Previously seen 300m down the
trail heading North from the community garden parking lot and also seen at the SW corner of the community gardes at Colony
Farm.
Reported: Oct 2-Oct 12 (Monica Nugent, m.one)

Northern Waterthrushes
Location: 1 at Maplewood pocket marsh - North Vancouver
Reported: Sept 24 (Dan Tyson)
Directions:
When you go over the channel bridge take the right trail fork.When this
meets the T intersection the pocket marsh is on the left and a slough
winds up to the right.

Location: 1 along the south side of Beaver Lake, 50m west of the South Creek Trail at Stanley Park - Vancouver
Reported: Sept 6-19 (Edward Nygren, m.obs)

RBA: CURLEW SANDPIPER (See main page)
Located: Last seen at the foot of 96th St at Boundary Bay in Delta, BC
Previously seen at Lighthouse Marine Park - Point Roberts, WA
This is the same bird that was first found at Reifel in Delta on Sept 10th at the SW end of the West Field at Reifel - Delta
Reported: Sept 10-17 (Mary Taitt, Hank Tseng, Julian Skes and Anne Murray, m.obs)

California Scrub-Jays (2)
Location: In oaks at the SW corner near the plaque and entrance to the area with the Purple Martins at Blackie Spit - Surrey
Reported: Sept 15 (Neal Doan and Melissa Hafting, m.obs)

ROCK WREN
Location: On beach at Boom Branch which is a landing on the Seymour Reservoir in the Seymour Watershed (THIS AREA IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC) - North Vancouver
Reported: Sept 10-11 (Kevin MacPherson)

Photo: Kevin MacPherson

American Avocet (1 Juvie)
Location: On the beach to the south of the sewage ponds at Iona (off causeway) also seen in main outer pond at Iona - Richmond
Reported: Sept 6-10 (Brian Self et al. m.obs)

American Redstart (2 female types)
Location: 1 bird was south of the restaurant by the bowling club near the parking lot. 2nd bird was NW of the golf course. Also seen near "Season's in the Park" restaurant at QE Park - Vancouver
Reported: Sept 5 (Cole Gaerber)

Photo: Cole Gaerber

Franklin's Gull (1 Juvie)
Location: Last seen near base of South Jetty on mudflats. Also seen near Pipe 67 on South side of South Jetty at Iona - Richmond
Reported: Sept 1-Sept 4 (Neil and Andrea MacLeod, m.obs)

Northern Waterthrush
Location: At the "Storm Water Pond", east of the water filtration plant (not the outflow pond, but along the trail into the woods NE of the outflow pond) at Seymour Demonstration Forest - North Vancouver
Reported: Aug 8 (Rob Lyske)

Location: 1 first seen near the mansion at 96th St. Last seen at 104th St at Boundary Bay - Delta
Reported: Aug 2-6 (Wayne Weber, m.obs)

Location: 1 on sandbar on the south side of the mouth of Deboville Slough - Coquitlam
Reported: Aug 5 (Colin Clasen, Chad and Marc Sole)Ruddy Turnstone
Location: Near the base on the N side of the South Jetty and by the 2nd shelter - Richmond
Reported: Aug 6 (Tak Shibata)

RBA: INDIGO BUNTING (See main page for full directions)
Location: In an Alder at the end of Florence Dr, east of Whatcom Rd on Lower Sumas Mtn - Abbotsford
Map Here
Reported: July 3-6 (Gabriele Cuff, m.ons)

RBA: CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
Location: 1 male singing and moving through the line of trees between the playground with the climbing tower and the man made slough off River Rd. Last seen at SE corner of big pond - Richmond.
Reported: June 11 (Hugh Griffith, m.obs)

Location: Up to four in the SW and NW inner ponds at Iona - Richmond
Reported: June 10-11 (Brent Diakow, m.obs)Location: Two at Reifel Bird Sanctuary - Delta
Reported: June 9 (Milo Paradiso)Western Kingbird

Location: West side of Maplewood Flats Conservation Area - North Vancouver
Reported: June 8-9 (Rob Lyske)

Location: 1 bird, 200 m upstream from bridge on the Coquitlam River side at Colony Farm - Coquitlam
Reported: June 3 (Larry Cowan)

Location: 1 bird at 96 Ave west of Billy Brown Rd at the bridge over Salmon River - Langley
Reported: June 7 (Dan Tyson)

Locations: 1 bird at group campground at Lighthouse Park, 2 on the cliff trail at Seabright Properties, 1 in private yard and 2 calling along APA Rd - Point Roberts, WA
Reported: June 3 (Ken Klimko, m.obs)RBA: YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (1)
Location: In the trees and shrubs near the fence on the east half of the rough field (which is south of the fence separating the soccer field from the vegetation) at Bell Park - Langley
Reported: May 28-June 5 (Cos van Wermeskerken)
Map to exact location of birds in Bell Park HERE
Park in Brookswood South Baptist Church parking lot at 204a St and 36 Ave**Please DO NOT use any recordings (playback) on this bird, as it is Endangered in BC.**

RBA: BAR-TAILED GODWITS (5) (See Main Page)*
Location: On mudflats north of the farmhouse and past the big bend at Brunswick Point - Delta
Reported: May 22-June 1 (Ilya Povalyaev, m.obs)

Photo: Ilya Povalyaev

Red Knots (4)
Location: Mudflats north of farmhouse, past big bend at Brunswick Point - Delta
Reported: May 22-June 1 (Ilya Povalyaev, m.obs)RBA: POMARINE JAEGER (Light-phase Adult)
Location: Sitting on the water off Point Atkinson viewed at close range from a boat (viewable from land via scope at Point Atkinson Lighthouse at Lighthouse Park) - West Vancouver
Reported: May 29 (Rob Butler et al.)

Lark Sparrow
Location: On gravel road between parking area and Brydon Lagoon. Also seen half way along the south side of Brydon lagoon in verge of gravel road - Langley
Reported: May 19 (Sue Dietlein, m.obs)

Location: 1 in broom along Fraser River behind N outer pond (near swallow wire) at Iona. Also seen in broom by banding station. Last seen at SE inner pond at Iona - Richmond
Reported: May 13-16 (Melissa Hafting and Ilya Povalyaev, m.obs)

Location: Last seen just over the bridge, hang a left and it's perched in a willow at the first bend. Yesterday seen Moving along the south-central trail from the pines east towards the bridge at Maplewood Flats - North Vancouver
Reported: May 12-13 (Rob Lyske)

Pacific Golden-Plovers (3)
Location: In field with BBPL, on North side of 36th Ave near hydro pylon in middle of field (between 64 and 72nd St) - Delta
Reported: May 8-14 (Kevin Louth)Parasitic Jaeger
Location: Lighthouse Park - Point Roberts
Reported: May 14 (Kevin Louth)

Vesper Sparrows (2)
Location: Feeding beside the tracks at the end of 3rd ave before the terminals at Squamish River Estuary. On May 4th seen on the Chelem Trail that goes through the reclaimed log sort area and on - Squamish
Reported: April 24-May 4 (Christopher Di Corrado, m.obs)

Photo: Chris Dale

Mountain Bluebirds (4)
Location: On the Chelem Trail that goes through the reclaimed log sort area - Squamish River Estuary
Reported: May 1-4 (Chris Dale)

WANDERING TATTLER
Location: Near the end of the Squamish River Spit on the rocks just below where the windsurfers wooden bleachers are (on the east side) at Squamish River Estuary. Because the shore is so rocky and steep where the bird is, the best viewing is from the gravel beach about 20 metres south and looking back north along the shore.
Reported: April 30 (Chris Dale, m.obs)
Map to location HERE
Video by Chris Dale of the bird HERE

Northern Goshawk
Location: Flying over Lilooet Rd towards Rice Lake at Lower Seymour Conservation Area - North Vancouver
Reported: April 21 (Luis Mogyros)Lapland Longspurs (2)
Location: Two different birds along the South Jetty at Iona. One male in almost full breeding plumage seen between markers 220 and 236, and one female-type just 40ft from the base of the South Jetty - Richmond
Reported: April 19-21 (Rosemary and Paul Clapham, m.obs)

Photo: Frank Lu

Mountain Bluebirds

Location: Up to 53 birds in the East Field #1 by the Squamish River Estuary. Also seen near the edge of the Central Channel, in the field closest to "The Spit", on the Chelem Trail looking towards the Chief, and at the East Marsh, north of the terminals - Squamish
Reported: March 18-April 24 (Chris Dale, m.obs)

Location: 2 females and 1 male in trees between the ponds and beach at Jericho Beach - Vancouver
Reported: April 21 (Matt Dufort)

Red-breasted Sapsucker
Location: Male on the east side of Queen Elizabeth Park, on a Douglas fir 30m down on the south side of the east entrance road off 33rd Ave - Vancouver
Reported: April 18 (Edward Nygren)

House Wren
Location: 50m before the woodlot east of 112th St at Boundary Bay - Delta
Reported: April 18 (Kevin Louth)

RBA: TUFTED DUCK (1 adult male - See main page)
Location: With a flock of Lesser Scaup in the central channel, halfway between the end of “The Spit” (Squamish Terminals Rd) and the Squamish Terminals at Squamish River Estuary.
Reported: April 6 (Chris Dale and Chris Murrell)

Photo: Chris Dale

Rusty Blackbird (1 Male in Breeding Plumage)
Location: On trail past the bridge at the intersection of the middle trail and south trail at Maplewood Flats - North Vancouver
Reported: April 6 (Simon Bernard, m.obs)
Map to location: HERE

Photo: Simon Bernard

Long-billed CurlewsLocation: Three at the East Marsh, north of Squamish Terminals at Squamish River Estuary. Two seen on the Squamish Terminals side of the estuary April 7 - Squamish
Reported: April 1-7 (Chris Dale, m.obs)Location: Two feeding on grass in public park behind Cambie Secondary School (off Cambie Rd and Jacombs Rd). The birds are in the field near Jack Bell Drive - Richmond
Reported: April 6 (Melissa Hafting, m.obs)
Map to exact field HERE

Long-billed Curlews in Squamish - Photo: Chris Dale

Long-billed Curlews in Richmond - Photo: Melissa Hafting

Purple Martin (early)
Location: One female and one male on tree on north side of Iona Causeway - Richmond
Reported: April 5-6 (David Tang and Neill Vanhinsberg, m.obs)

COMMON GRACKLE
Location: In pasture and yard near 63045 Airport Rd (NE corner of Hope Airport). Was seen with 2 Red-winged and 3 Brewer's Blackbirds. Last seen on Yale Rd west of Flood Rd - Hope
Reported: March 31- April 6th (John Vooys, m.obs)Please be respectful of private property and private residences and view bird from road.

Location: 2 birds on fence of horse stable (on the W and E side of barn) on North side of Ferguson Rd. Also seen on the dirt pile along the south side of Ferguson Rd between the farm and Shannon Rd - Richmond
Reported: March 17-25 (Michael Klotz, m.obs)

Location: 1 bird at private home on the south shore of Bowen Island
Reported: March 21 (Mary Lepatourel)

Location: 2 birds in empty lot on Queens Way next to Coastal Ford - Squamish
Reported: March 20 (Ben Keen)

Location: 1 Male on driftwood past the big bend where the gravel path goes into the marsh at Brunswick Point. Seen also by vineyard near farmhouse and cottonwoods. Last seen as of 4pm in the farm cornfield 200m East of the flag on the dyke at Brunswick Point - Delta
Reported: March 19 (Michael Klotz, m.obs)

WESTERN BLUEBIRD (1 male)
Location: On fence line on west side of the 100 block of Columbia Valley Rd with 2 Mountain Bluebirds past Cultus Lake
Reported: March 20-21 (Ed Klassen, m.obs) For more info click Here

Bohemian Waxwings (2)
Location: Eating berries on north side of Ferguson Rd between the horse stable and gravel pit with yellow gate and "no drone sign". Also seen on Shannon Rd Dyke off Ferguson Rd - Richmond
Reported: March 13-14 (Melissa Hafting, m.obs)

Gyrfalcon
Location: 1 sub-adult bird on Sharpe Rd between Old Dewdney Trunk Rd and Connecting Rd and seen in the tree at the corner of Mckechnie Rd and Connecting Rd. Also seen along Rannie Rd. - Pitt Meadows
Reported: Dec 15-March 12 (Frank Lu, m.obs)

White-winged Crossbills (4)
Location: At the start of the Hyannis Connector Trail on the Seymour River side before the intersection with the Bridle Trail. (Trail begins at the end of Hyannis Drive) - North Vancouver
Reported: March 8 (Janet King)Yellow-headed Blackbird
Location: 1 male in mixed starling flock at Holly Park at 108ave and 148 St - Surrey
Reported: March 7 (Ivan Kaderabek)

White-throated Sparrow
Location: In the wetland field south of the historic barn at the Huston Trail entrance to Derby Reach Regional Park - Langley.
Reported: March 1 (Dan Tyson)

RBA: YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (1 male)
Location: At the west end of 75th Ave at the eastern edge of Marine Drive Golf Course, which is directly east of McCleery Golf Course - Vancouver
Reported: Nov 11/16 (Bridget Spencer) to Feb 28/17 (Rob Butler, m.obs)

Adult Male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Photo: Raymond Ng

Western Tanager (1 female)
Location: Feeder is viewable from street at corner of E 30th and John St - Vancouver
Reported: Feb 23-25 (Barry Price)*Please be respectful of private home and residences in the area and do not enter yard.*

American Tree Sparrows
Location: In tree near the first bench (from the parking lot) also seen between the two benches and past first bench on field side of dyke at Brunswick Point - Ladner
Reported: Nov 10-Feb 18 (Liron Gerstman and Melissa Hafting, m.obs)

American Tree Sparrow (2)
Location: On the south side of Boundary Bay Dyke between 72nd St entrance and electrical fenced off area - Delta
Reported: Feb 8 (Liz Stewart)

Photo: Liz Stewart

BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE (1)
Location: Prefers to not disclose - Abbotsford
Photos can be viewed HERE
Reported: Feb 2 (Wes Aslin)ROCK WREN
Location: Walk towards the farmhouse at the big bend, until you see a little bridge between the dyke and the farmhouse. The bird is foraging on the logs on the beach side of the dyke at Brunswick Point - Delta
Map to location HERE
Reported: Dec 16-Feb 2 (Emily Tsai and Steven Chen, m.obs)

Photo: Melissa Hafting

RBA: YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
Location: 1 immature Female in birch and cedar trees with sapwells near 5174 Winskill Drive - Tsawwassen
Directions to where it was seen on Jan 12th: Go through the public path off the dead end of Winskill Dr. that leads to 52nd St. Cross the street, once you come out of the path and the bird was in the tree with sapwells directly across from the path.
Map HERE
Reported: Dec 27-Feb 1 (Mandy Lu, Bill Kinkaid, Paul and Rosemary Clapham, m.obs)Please be respectful of private residences in area

Townsend's Solitaire
Location: In berry bushes on north side of Hwy 1 at Caulfield Exit - West Vancouver
Reported: Jan 2 (Derek Kilby)

Harris's Sparrow (Immature)
Location: Foot of 96th St across from 3885 96th St and last seen on North side of dyke west of 96th St and in front of 4165 96th St - Delta
Reported: Dec 27-Jan 2 (Gareth Pugh, m.obs)

Sora (late)
Location: Near dyke under a tree between the parking lot and first bench at Brunswick Point - Delta
Reported: Dec 17-21 (Mike Toochin et al., m.obs)

Photo: Pascale Charland

Townsend's Solitaires
Location: 1 bird at end of Oliver Rd where the dyke ends at the Pitt River at Minnekhada - Coquitlam
Reported: Dec 21 (Monica Nugent)

Swamp Sparrows (2)
Location: On the north side of dyke just before big bend at Brunswick Point also seen by first bench and by the 2 benches - Delta
Reported: Nov 19-Dec 21 (Ilya Povalyaev, Yousif Attia, Mike and Sharon Toochin, m.obs)

Common Redpolls (3)
Location: In alders just to the south of Oliver Rd, where it meets the dyke running from the Pitt River at Minnekhada Regional Park - Coquitlam
Reported: Dec 17-20 (David Mounteney et al., m.obs)

Franklin's Gull (Juvenile)
Location: In field on the east side of the north terminus of Hale Rd also seen on Connecting Rd between McKechnie and Sharpe - Pitt Meadows
Reported: Nov 27 (Yousif Attia, m.obs)

Redhead (1 male)
Location: North side of ferry jetty near compensation lagoon, viewed from taxi pullout - Tsawwassen
Reported: Nov 24 (Mike Tabak)Yellow-billed Loon
Location: 500m off the south side of the end of the ferry jetty near the outhouses - Tsawwassen
Reported: Nov 23 (Keith Riding)

Location: 1 bird in grassy area to the NW of the orange fenced off area at Jericho Park also seen south of the EW path near the arbutus grove by the tennis courts - Vancouver
Reported: Nov 16-18 (Mike Fung, m.obs)

Palm Warbler
Location: At Jericho Park in the same place as previous year in the trees along the road on the east side of Jericho Park. The bird is across from the parking lot in the trees along the condos with two Yellow-rumped warblers - Vancouver
Reported: Nov 13-14 (Jim Palmer, m.obs)Clay-colored Sparrow (1 adult)
Location: In the recently cleared area on top of blackberry bushes and on the ground at the west end of the main field near the duck ponds, where the area has been fenced off with bright orange fencing at Jericho Park - Vancouver
Reported: Nov 11-14 (Jamie Fenneman, m.obs)

Brown Pelican (Adult)
Location: North side of ferry jetty in compensation lagoon - Tsawwassen
*On Oct 16 seen by Kevin Louth on the water near parking lot then flew south at Lighthouse Park at Point Roberts, WA**On Oct 19-21 seen from a tugboat by Mark Pagan at Deltaport Terminal at Roberts Bank in Delta
Reported: Oct 15-21 (Cynthia Simonis, m.obs)

Black-necked Stilt (1 Juvenile)
Location: In pond 200m East from the foot of 64th St (west of the main pond in front of the house on the dyke between 64th St and 72nd St) at Boundary Bay - Delta
Reported: Sept 11-16 (Laura Stewart, m.obs)

Wandering Tattler (3 birds)
Location: North side of the South Jetty about halfway between the two shelters at Iona. Last seen at the tip of the south jetty - Richmond
Reported: Aug 20-Sept 11 (Tak Shibata and Quentin Brown, m.obs)

Lapland Longspurs (2)
Location: Flying over farm field just east of 104th at Boundary Bay - Delta
Reported: Sept 1 (Logan Lalonde and Josh Brown)RUFF (Juvenile Male)
Location: East of pilings between 96th and 104th at Boundary Bay, later relocated at 104th
On Sept 1st seen between 112th and 104th. On Sept 3 seen halfway between 96 and 104th - Delta
Reported: Aug 29 - Sept 3 (Roger Foxall, m.obs)

Photos: Liron Gerstman

Buff-breasted Sandpipers (4 Juveniles)

Location: 4 birds, 300 m East of the pilings and 96th St at Boundary Bay also seen on Aug 27-29th between 104th and 112th St - Delta
On Sept 1st-3rd only one bird was seen by the pilings near 96th.
Reported: Aug 26-Sept 3 (Kevin Louth, m.obs)

Location: 1 bird at start of main trail to Killarney Lake - Bowen Island
Reported: Aug 28 (Ben Keen)Location: 2 birds at the West side of Lost Lagoon off main path 1/2 way between stone bridge and open area to the south at Stanley Park - Vancouver
Reported: Aug 26-Sept 9th (Mandy Lu and Gavin Anstee, m.obs)

Location: At the end of walking trail right beside Musqueam Golf Course off West 51st Ave on right hand side in the ditch closest to river. The bird is foraging under some birch trees. - Vancouver
Map to Location HERE
Reported: Aug 25-29 (Bridget Spencer, m.obs)

Dusky Flycatcher
Location: In maple tree near the trail running N-S parallel to the Spani swimming pool - Coquitlam
Directions: The trail is on the right side of Hillcrest St as you enter towards the pool. Take the second path and walk to the edge of the forest where the Maples meet the Cedars.
Reported: Aug 19 (Logan Lalonde)Yellow-breasted Chats (Not open to public)

Location: 1 unbanded bird on Poco Trail just south of Pitt River Rd on the West side of the trail past the pump station at Colony Farm - Coquitlam
On Aug 14 relocated on the east side of the trail about 15 meters past the Pumphouse.
Reported: Aug 12-14 (Dan Tyson, m.obs)Location: 1 banded bird at Colony Farm Banding Station - Coquitlam
Reported: Aug 9 (Derek Matthews et al.)

Northern Waterthrush
Location: On Poco Trail at Colony Farm in the low tract of marshy land on the SE side of the trail, 100 m past the benches - Coquitlam
*On Aug 13-14 relocated on East side of PoCo trail 400m south of original location.
Directions: Park on N side of Pitt River Rd where there is a parking lot across the street from the start of the dyke trail.
Reported: Aug 11-14 (Monica Nugent, m.obs)Solitary Sandpipers

RBA: White-faced Ibis (See Main Page)
Location: On log at South end of SW pond and West Field at Reifel - Ladner
On June July 22 seen at Brunswick Point past big bend - Ladner
*On July 31-Aug 1 relocated on mudflats past big bend at Brunswick Point - Ladner*
Reported: July 17-August 1 (Wayne Diakow, m.obs)

Location: 1 bird at the end of Steveston Jetty at Sand Heads - Richmond
Reported: July 30 (Angela Hansen)Location: 1 bird at Lighthouse Park - Point Roberts
Reported: July 20 (Brian Self)House Wren
Location: In bushes north of dyke at the foot of 96th St at Boundary Bay - Delta
Reported: July 24-Aug 1 (Ilya Povalyaev, m.obs)Red Knot (Breeding Plumage)
Location: On mudflats just past big bend at Brunswick Point - Delta
Reported: July 23-25 (Danny Tyson, m.obs)RBA: RED-NECKED STINT (See Main Page - Adult in Breeding)
Location: End of 96th St Boundary Bay Dyke - Delta
On July 23 seen on mudflats at the foot of 88th at Boundary Bay and later near the Pumphouse at 80th and also near the foot of 72nd. In the evening seen off 96th St at the mansion - Delta
On Jan 26th seen on mudflats off 104th St at Boundary Bay - Delta
Reported: July 22-26 (Kevin Louth, m.obs)

Photo: Ilya Povalyaev

Western Kingbirds (2 adults and 2 young)
Location: Nest is in the top NE corner of the 2nd hydro tower, West of Shaughnessy Rd at Colony Farm - Coquitlam
Reported: July 4-Aug 1 (Monica Nugent, m.obs)

Photo: Alice Sun

Ruddy Turnstone (2 birds in Breeding)
Location: Halfway between 104th St and 112th St on mudflats at Boundary Bay - Delta
*On July 23 seen at 104th St at Boundary Bay and 200m West of 112th St.*
*On July 24 and 25 seen between mansion and 96th at Boundary Bay*
Reported: July 22-25 (Mike and Sharon Toochin, m.obs)

Solitary Sandpiper
Location: In west field in south west corner at Reifel - Ladner
Reported: July 17-18 (Ilya Povalyaev, m.obs)House Wren
Location: Start of Catbird Slough Dyke on the East side of the dyke as you head south. In the brush adjacent to the end of the Pitt Lake parking lot.
Reported: July 16 (Melissa H et al., m.obs)

American White Pelican (1)
Location: On the water 150m West of White Rock Pier and 20m from shore - White Rock
Reported: July 9 (Khalid Boudreau, m.obs)

House Wren (1 Juvenile, nest should be nearby)
Location: 1st upper field looking west down into Blackberry bushes at Inter-River Park - North Vancouver
Reported: July 5 (Lauren Nicholl)

Least Flycatchers Location: West side of Oceanfront Lands take the trail that runs along Cattermole Slough and travel South on the trail and the bird is about 100m past the small swamp at an old locked gate in the fence on the left in the grove of trees at the Squamish River Estuary - Squamish
Reported: June 26-July 6 (Chris Dale, m.obs)Location: 1 bird calling from lower steep mountain slope along the East side of Katzie marsh at Pitt Lake - Pitt Meadows
Reported: June 16 (Carlo Giovanella)

Least Flycatcher
Location: Avalon entrance at Burnaby Lake, to the east of the boardwalk on the south shore trail - Burnaby
Reported: June 2 (Quentin Brown, m.obs)Video of the bird is HereRed-necked Phalaropes

Location: 1 bird on the dyke path between Fraser River and North Outer pond on elderberries at Iona - Richmond
Reported: May 26 (Al and Donna McKenzie)Location: 2 birds on the East mudflats at Maplewood Flats - North Vancouver
Reported: May 26-30 (Rob Lyske, m.obs)

Location: 1 bird on the North side of Debouville Slough Dyke halfway to Pitt River - Coquitlam
Reported: May 26 (John Reynolds)

RBA: Grasshopper SparrowsLocation: 1 bird at Hope Airport
Reported: May 18 (Gord Gadsden) More info click HereLocation: 1 bird just west of Piper Spit at Burnaby Lake - Burnaby
Take the main trail west from Piper Spit and continue to the three trail intersection past viewing tower trail. The bird is feeding along the trail edge.
Reported: May 17 (John and Sheila Linn, m.obs)

Solitary Sandpiper
Location: West of Piper Spit flew across lake to South Shore at Burnaby Lake - Burnaby
Reported: May 13 (Mark Wynja, m.obs)Redheads (2)
Location: NW Inner Pond at Iona - Richmond
Reported: May 13 (Catherine Po)Parasitic JaegersLocation: 1 Marker 234 and 2 at end of South Jetty at Iona - Richmond
Reported: May 15 (Bridget Spencer, m.obs)Location: South side of western tip of North Jetty and end of South Jetty at Iona - Richmond
Reported: May 7-9 (Brent Diakow, m.obs)

Palm Warbler (1 adult in breeding)
Location: In a maple tree 2/3rds of the way down on the Nature Trail (from the Canoe rental) at Grant Narrows - Pitt Meadows
Reported: April 25 (Sandy Blair, m.obs)

Vesper Sparrow
Location: West fence of upper soccer fields at Inter River Park - North Vancouver
On April 23-24 bird was seen along the south fence of the upper fields*
Reported: April 19-24 (Quentin Brown, m.obs)

Northern Goshawk (adult)
Location: Flyover duck pond at Colony Farm - Coquitlam
*Relocated on April 10th on left side of field on Colony Farm Rd as you drive in from the Hwy*
Reported. April 9-10 (Daniele Mitchell, m.obs)Marbled Godwits (2)
Location: Beach Grove by viewing platform
Reported: April 8 (Debbie Upton)

Location: 1 Male on pine trees and on logs at the base of the North Jetty at Iona - Richmond
On March 21 the bird was seen on the beach between the washrooms and south jetty.*
Reported: March 19-22 (Simon Bernard, m.obs)

RBA: Black-headed Gull (See Main Page)
Location: Cardero Street at Beach Ave at Stanley Park Seawall - Vancouver
On Feb 14th it was relocated on the grassy lawn at Off-leash Dog Park at Spanish Banks - Vancouver
On Feb 22nd the bird was relocated at Cardero at Beach Ave - Vancouver
On Feb 29th-March 3, the bird was relocated and continues at Spanish Banks Dog Park - Vancouver
On March 4th, the bird was relocated at Musqueam Golf Course flying E over the Fraser - Vancouver
On March 14th, the bird was relocated and photographed by Bridget Spencer and it was flying East over Deering Island - Vancouver.
On April 2nd, seen on the Fraser River from Iona's North Jetty between Iona and Point Gray
Reported: Feb 6-April 2(Jim Palmer, m.obs)

Snow Buntings (10-18)
Location: Between first and second shelters on the south jetty at Iona - Richmond
Reported: Jan 24-Feb 23 (Barry Berto, m.obs)

Photo: John Reynolds

Redheads

Location: 1 bird at 152nd Street at Eaglequest Golf Club (between 72nd Ave and 76 Ave) - Surrey
Directions: The pond is next to the golf hole 17 and can be seen from the street. Parking is at Surrey Lake Park.On Feb 29th he was relocated at Surrey Lake Park - Surrey

Prairie Falcon
Location: 1 bird at Mckechnie Rd and Connecting Rd also seen in a tree in a field on the East side halfway between Mckechnie Rd and Old Dewdney Trunk Rd - Pitt Meadows
Reported: Jan 6-Feb 10 (Mike Tabak, m.obs)

*Common Redpolls will no longer be reported on this page as they are not truly rare this irruption year. They have been reported at several locations around the lower mainland and are continuing this year at Park Royal Mall (West Van), Maplewood Flats (North Van), Musqueam Park (Vancouver) and Terra Nova and Shannon Rd (Richmond). *